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Where did the cheap Calpol alternatives go?

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Hey All,

With baby triplets, when we get a cold (as now :-1: ) we get through 60ml of Calpol today so with a 100ml bottle at £3.50 it soon adds up.  Obviously if it's needed I'll pay for it, but knowing I'm paying 3x the price for the brand is frustrating when we get through so much.  About a year ago I could get Galpharm or Fennings for £1 or £1.29 ish for 100ml from Home Bargains or similar, but now they all only seem to stock genuine Calpol.  Boots/Lloyds/Tesco do a generic but it's not that much cheaper than Calpol.  What would be cheaper is buying the generic 6+ (250mg/5ml) since it's the same price, then giving half doses to make it equivalent to 120mg/2.5ml but the bottle lasting twice as long, but the danger of an over-tired parent giving the wrong dose is there so I'm not keen. 

Anyone know what happened to the Galpharm/Fennings options and where it might still be available?


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